{"id":340439,"date":"2025-04-19T13:52:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T17:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=340439"},"modified":"2025-04-19T13:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T17:52:07","slug":"grizzlies-vs-thunder-game-1-sgp-predictions-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/grizzlies-vs-thunder-game-1-sgp-predictions-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Grizzlies vs. Thunder Game 1 SGP predictions: Bet on OKC to win, Gilgeous-Alexander to score at +300"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder begin their playoff run on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: OKC has been unstoppable all season, and I expect it to cover a lofty spread in its postseason opener behind a typical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/shai_gilgeous_alexander\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> performance. On the other end, back <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/zach_edey\">Zach Edey<\/a> to rack up rebounds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Grizzlies vs. Thunder play-in SGP predictions for April 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Grizzlies vs. Thunder predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=sportsbook_nba\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Full NBA betting markets<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=injury_reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA injury report<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players?utm_source=insights&amp;utm_medium=text_link&amp;utm_term=&amp;utm_content=&amp;utm_campaign=stats_pages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>NBA stats &amp; standings<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Thunder -11.5 | Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ points | Edey 10+ rebounds (+300)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:112641\">Embed: #112641<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Thunder -11.5<\/strong> (-134):<\/strong> The Thunder (68-14) just put together one of the greatest regular seasons in NBA history \u2014 and that&#8217;s not an exaggeration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>OKC&#8217;s 82.9 win percentage is the sixth-best all-time and the second-best this century behind the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Thunder&#8217;s +12.8 net rating is second-best all-time behind the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Memphis isn&#8217;t a bad team by any stretch, and its 48-34 record would have been good for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the Grizzlies are running into a buzzsaw that has already gashed them a few times this season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OKC went 4-0 vs. Memphis this year, winning each game by at least 13 points.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Gilgeous-Alexander 30+ points <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>(-195):<\/strong> I think the MVP race will be closer than some anticipate, but SGA should get the nod after a stellar season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Canadian guard led the league in scoring (32.7 PPG) while shooting 51.9% from the field. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>He has 30+ points in 49 of 76 games, including 25 of 39 at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Gilgeous-Alexander cleared this milestone in all four games against the Grizzlies this season. In the two games at Paycom Center, he dropped 35 and 37 points on combined 29-of-44 shooting (65.9%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Memphis allowed the third-most PPG to opposing point guards in the last 30 days of the season, according to Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Edey 10+ rebounds<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-210):<\/strong> I&#8217;ll happily add Edey recording double-digit boards to nearly any SGP, as long as he keeps getting big minutes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out what the Canadian centre has done since being reinserted into the starting lineup on March 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>13.5 rebounds\/game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>11+ rebounds in 8 of 10 games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13+ rebounds in 6 of 10 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Edey went 0-3 against this line vs. OKC this year, but never played more than 20 minutes. He&#8217;s had 30-plus minutes of playing time in five straight games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 7-foot-4, 305-pound big man should feast against a Thunder team which ranked a pedestrian 19th in rebounding rate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Grizzlies vs. Thunder predictions made at 1:30 p.m. ET 04\/19\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder begin their playoff run on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies. The pregame narrative: OKC has been unstoppable all season, and I expect it to cover a lofty spread in its postseason opener behind a typical Shai Gilgeous-Alexander performance. On the other end, back Zach Edey to rack up rebounds. 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